Cognomen Yakiv (Яків 
, Yakiv 
, Якив 
) , around the world, is a very rare family name. The cognomen Yakiv is habitual in Ukraine, where it is a very rare surname, Russia, where it is an extremely rare surname, and Germany. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Ukraine, China, and Russia. Predominantly, Yakiv is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Яків | Ukraine |
| Yakiv | Greece, Ukraine, United States, India, China |
| Якив | Ukraine, Russia |
Džeimss, Giacomo, Jacb, Jacob, Jacobus, Jacques, Jakab, Jakau, Jakez, Jakiv, Jakiw, Jakob, Jakov, Jakow, Jakub, Jakubs, Jakób, Jakúb, James, Jaume, Jokūbas, Yacob, Yakau, Yakov, Yakow, Yakub, Yaqoob, Yaqoub, Yaqub, Ζακ, Ιάκωβος, Джакомо, Джейкоб, Джеймс, Джекобс, Джэймс, Жак, Жауме, Иаков, Яаков, Якаб, Якав, Якаў, Якоб, Якобс, Якобус, Яков, Якуб, Яша, Іаков, ג'יימס, ג'ייקוב, ז'אק, ז'ק, יענקלה, יעקב, יעקוב, עקב, קובי, جاك, جاكوب, جاكوبس, جيمس, جیمس, ياكوب, يعقوب, ژاک, ইয়াকুব, জেমস, იაკობი, იაკოვი, ジェイムス, ジェイムズ, ジェームス, ジェームズ, ジエームス, ジャック, 占士, 吉米, 詹姆斯, 雅克, 雅可, 雅各, and 雅各伯
Kot, Zhurykov, Birchenko, Dekonenko, Nykyforets, Voloshyn, Kutkovskyy, Petrukhno, Podolskyy, Fedchun, Dankanych, Lazarchuk, Tymoshenko, Tkachenko, Asimionese, Kuznietsov, Vakhrushev, Vaynshteyn, Maksymovych, Gershkovych, Vakoliuk, Nazaruk, Rakhlin, Syrbu, Pasko, Popov, Levin, Yusyn, Mospan, Sereda, Syvukha, Smoliy, Akimov, Koniuhov, Kozlov, Myronyuk, Shklyar, Stoikov, Bandura, Babenko, Brychuk, Karchev, Vakhrusheva, and Kalinichenko